The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2007
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1043
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.74° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.28° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.